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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1914
Page
3
A local ad promotes neat well made house dresses with perfect fitting priced from 1.00 to 5.00. The Handy Dandy dress with a double front adds convenience at 1.00. Wayne Knit Hose offers entire family sizes and colors for all ages from infant to grandmother.
Thin glass tumblers 50c each. Six tumblers and pitcher 50c. Cut glass tea tumblers 1.25 per set. Berry set includes six saucers and a bowl for 89c.
A Athens retailer promotes a children’s dress line offering neat, cool styles for hot months. The shop invites comparisons on quality and prices ranging from 75 cents to 7.50 dollars, highlighting a diverse assortment and affordable options for young girls.
James C. Mell urges a militant progressive force within the framework of law to address social inequality. He calls for disfavoring pessimism and cold conservatism while distributing wealth equitably, echoing Lincoln in gathering common sense and courage to advance legal and social justice.
Senator William Borah of Idaho addressed a Michigan Republican conference predicting a reunified GOP with the Progressive wing. He warned against compromise with anti-reform forces, urging a militant, efficient party capable of meeting new industrial challenges and restoring past prestige.
Tokyo dispatch states Emperor Yoshihito will not be fully enthroned until 1916 due to mourning for the Dowager Empress. Coronation rites were postponed after the Empress Dowager's death, with ceremonies held at the shrine as officials announced the two year delay.
Special to the Banner reports that the senate commerce committee is weighing river and harbor increases, with about ten million dollars added, half for the Pacific Northwest. Key boosts include 4.1 million for the Columbia mouth project, 100 thousand for Gray’s Harbor, 30 thousand for Skagit city bar, 112.5 thousand for Siuslaw river, 200 thousand for Los Angeles harbor, 426 thousand to place it on a continuing contract, plus 27.3 thousand for San Rafael creek and 20 thousand for Napa river. Additional surveys proposed along Clatskanie, Columbia, Snake rivers, and Willamette and Yamhill rivers.
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